Each month will feature a different research topic. All businesses and academic institutions – regardless of size, age, past performance, or location – are invited to apply to highlight their technical capabilities in that field. A panel of technical experts will then select 3-5 businesses/institutions per month to deliver a brief presentation to government stakeholders.

Businesses/institutions whose submissions do not make it through the review are welcome to contact the Doolittle Institute to discuss the next steps and alternate ways of engaging with AFRL/RW.

Participants from industry and academia who are interested in being featured on the technical showcase must submit either a white paper or a PowerPoint slide deck in accordance with the below guidelines: 

• White Paper 
• Applicants may submit one electronic copy (2 pages or less in PDF format) summarizing their technical capabilities related to the monthly topic. Any pages over the stated 2-page maximum will not be evaluated. 
• Additional requirements: 
• Page Size – 8.5-inch x 11-inch 
• Font – 12-point Times New Roman 
• Text may be single or double-spaced. 
• Graphics/diagrams/pictures are welcome. 
• PowerPoint Presentation 
• Applicants may submit one electronic copy (5 slides or less in PDF or PPT format) summarizing their technical capabilities related to the monthly topic.  
• Any slides over the stated 5- slide maximum will not be evaluated.  
• Graphics/diagrams/pictures are permitted; if a video is embedded, it may be no more than 5 minutes, and the slide it is present on will be included in the 5-slide maximum. 

Information to Include: 

• Organization/Company Information
• Name, address, website, CEO (or equivalent) name, size (e.g., number of employees, annual revenue).   
• Research Title  
• Provide a descriptive identifier for the presentation information.     
• Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) and Significant Co-Investigators
• Only one person should be identified as the TPOC, but list additional significant contributors who can be included in technical discussions and their relevant work in the field.
• Partners
• Detail all industrial, academic, and government partners (foreign and domestic) that support or enable your research. What players exist in this market segment?  What effect would global events have on your research and capability to continue?
• What is the state-of-the-art? – Introduction
• Provide context to the strategic alignment of the research area and explain how the research relates to the current state-of-the-art (references to important literature can be included).
• What is your unique, new contribution to the state-of-the-art? – Technology Concept
• Summarize the scientific/technical need the research fulfills, describe the scientific/technical objectives of the research, and describe the envisioned outcome.       
• What is it that your company possesses? – Research Description
• Enumerate the key aspects of your research/technologies/concepts, experimental/computational validation, and/or projections, and describe the capabilities made possible by your efforts.
• How broadly does your technology apply? – Market Utilization
• Explore the transition potential of your research. Does your technology serve a wider public interest? Is your technology inherently a government-use-only solution, or can it be leveraged in the private sector?  Have you identified potential transition partners within or outside the DoD?